BORDEN — The Borden Friendship Club held a ham and turkey bingo Dec. 18 with 38 out to enjoy the games. Winning hams were Kendall Redhead, Stew Walton, Erin Paquin (two) from Warman, and Gerry Wainwright. Turkeys went home with Evelyn Kasahoff, Langham, David Buckingham, Kathy Young and Patricia Schoffer and the $20 blackout went to Jean Brooke. The next cash bingo will be Jan. 15 at 7 pm.
The Borden Lakeland Library held a tea and author reading the afternoon of Thursday, Dec. 19, with librarian Kim Anderson having her father Don Richardson read excerpts from his book. “This is Mostly About Me.” Everyone enjoyed coffee or punch along with a variety of sweets while listening to Don give a short history of his life as a firefighter, pilot, farmer, banker, restaurant owner and more. He read seven short stories about his life in Stoughton and on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, where they encountered Justin Trudeau and his brother on the beach. Any sales of his book will go to the Borden Library. There was a table for children to do crafts and on display were books, puzzles and history books that are in the Borden Library. Door prizes of a basket of goodies went to Tonia Derksen and Marnie Richardson.
There are maps available at the post office for the twinkle light tour around Borden and there are some places lit up in the RM but they are not on the map.
Dec. 22 at St. John’s Church there will be a Christmas Eve service but at 10:30 a.m. and in the evening there is a country gospel concert in the Borden Community Hall from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. with a cold plate supper available. Admission is by donation.
On Dec. 27, the Borden Friendship Club will hold their December potluck supper at 5:45 p.m. in their club room. It will be Games Night so bring your favourite game to play.
Dec. 29. St. John’s Church service is at 10:30 a.m. with a potluck lunch to follow and then on Dec. 30 Radisson Seniors will be holding a bingo at 7 p.m. in Goodrich Centre.
